Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Obama: ‘Nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes’
President Obama marked Memorial Day on Monday by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery and calling on the nation to reflect on its "debt to its fallen heroes." Published May 30, 2011
Obama taps Dempsey as Joint Chiefs chair
In the latest shake-up of his national security team, President Obama on Monday named Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, less than two months after elevating him to the Army's top post. Published May 30, 2011
Warsaw wants in on U.S. visa waivers
Poland sends troops to fight alongside U.S. soldiers and considers itself a strong ally, but it's the only Central European country whose citizens cannot travel to America without a visa, a sore point that Poles hope President Obama will rectify when he visits their nation Friday. Published May 26, 2011
Volcanic ash cloud alters Obama travel plans
A volcanic ash cloud from Iceland is forcing President Obama to change his European travel plans. Published May 23, 2011
Netanyahu rebuffs Obama on Mideast plan
In front of the assembled media in the Oval Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday bluntly rejected President Obama's call a day earlier for Israel to use its pre-1967 borders as the negotiating baseline for a peace deal with the Palestinians. Published May 20, 2011
Obama calls out Mideast leaders in speech
President Obama sought to usher in a new U.S. relationship with the Middle East, promising economic aid to nations engaged in democratic reforms and calling out by name the region's most belligerent rulers. Published May 20, 2011
Obama sees door for U.S. influence in Middle East
President Obama sought Thursday to usher in a new U.S. relationship with the Middle East, promising economic aid to nations engaged in democratic reforms and calling out by name the region's most belligerent rulers. Published May 19, 2011
U.S. sanctions Assad, freezes assets
President Obama on Wednesday froze the assets of Syrian President Bashar Assad over his bloody crackdown on protesters, while Mr. Obama prepared to announce a broad job-creation plan for emerging democracies in the Middle East that includes up to $2 billion in U.S. aid for Egypt and Tunisia. Published May 18, 2011
Obama ponders pressure on Syria’s Assad
Criticized for being too timid toward Syria's repressive regime, the Obama administration said Tuesday it is still considering steps to pressure President Bashar Assad to end his brutal crackdown on protesters. Published May 17, 2011
Press corps fingerprinted for Obama’s trip to France
The French government has fingerprinted U.S. journalists who will travel with President Obama to France for the G-8 summit next week. Published May 17, 2011
‘Bush Doctrine’ echoes on Middle East
President Obama will try this week to clarify his muddled strategy for promoting democracy in the Middle East, with lawmakers from both political parties and world leaders waiting to assess quickly whether his approach has muscle. Published May 16, 2011